During a Wednesday segment called "Normal or Nuts?" on Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends, Ablow was asked about California Gov. Jerry Brown'sdecision to replace the words "husband" and "wife" with "spouse" in the state's marriage laws.

"Get ready for the cards and letters — [it's] nuts," said Ablow, a psychiatrist who had his own daily talk show in 2006-07.

"Here's the thing, the states need to get out of the marriage business," Ablow said, adding: "There's no way that the state of California can deny a marriage license to four spouses now. Eight spouses, or I would say three human spouses and the canine they absolutely love because if love is the foundation of marriage, they can love their dog, too."